Irrigator and sprinkler.



A. E. RICHARDSON.

IRRIGATOR AND SPRINKLER,

APPLICATION FILED OGT.18, 1912. I

1,077,431 Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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Aftomey A.'E. RIGHARDSON-.

IRRIGATOR AND SPRINKLER. AIPLIOATION Hum 001". 1a, 1912'.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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' QVE/VTOR 1 AUSTIN E. RICHARDSON, OF WEST IALM BEACH, FLQRIDA.

IRRIGATOR AND SPRINKLER.

To all whom 2'15 may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN E. Riormro son, a\citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at West Palm Beach, county of Palm Beach, State ofFlorida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Irrigators andSprinklers, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to wind-driven irrigators and sprinklers.

The object of my'mvention is to produce a wind motor for pumping waterfrom a well or cistern and for distributing and sprinkling the water toirrigate the land.

Another object of my invention is to produce a wind motor provided withradial arms on a horizontal plane connected with the source of watersupply and. provided with a plurality of perforations for sprinkling thewater as the arms rotate.

A further object thereof is to produce a wind motor provided with aplurality of pivoted sails or vanes adapted to operate same, and a stillfurther object is to provide a more simple, cheap and eflieient windmotor and irrigator than hasheretofore been produced.

To these ends my invention includes the combination and arrangement ofcomponent parts to be hereinafter described and more particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings in which like reference characters indicate similarparts, Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention, Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of my wind motor and water sprinkler, partly-in cross section,and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one'of the sails or vanes of mymotor.

My invention includes, generally, a vertical hollow shaft carried 1nsuitable bearings coupled at its lower end with a Water supply -pipe,hollow horizontally disposed radial arms coupled with said verticalshaft adjacent to its upper end and provided with a plurality ofperforations comm'unicatin with the bore therein, a pivoted wind sai onthe end of each of said arms, stops for locking said sails in operativeposition, a gear wheel carried on the vertical shaft and meshed with adriven wheel for operating a pump mechanism for forcing water throughsaid shaft and radial arms, a plurality of wind operated sprinklerscoupled with the pump mechanism, suitable cocks for controlling thedistribution of the water from Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Nov. 4., 1913.

Application-filed October 18, 1912. Serial No. 726,452.

from the pump mechanism 3. Said pumpv is operated by therotation of theshaft 1 on its bearings, as hereinafter described, but as the particularconstruction of the pump forms no part of my invention, it will not beparticularly described. 1

Below the top of the shaft 1, and communicating with the bore,- therein,a plurality of radial horizontally disposed arms 4 are secured at oneend, and held in horizontal position by the guy wires 5 and in spacedrelation by the wires 6. Each of said arms 4 is provided with a centrallongitudinal bore and with'a plurality of spaced ports 7 through whichthe water forced thereinto is sprinkled upon the ground.

The shaft 1 is forced to'rotate by the sails or vanes 8 carried upon theouter free ends vertical member 9 of the frame 9. Said stop as shown,comprises a vertical rod 11 carried upon the pivoted arms 11" of greaterlength than the vertical members 9 and 9", and adapted to be interposedbetween the lo-nger end of the vane 10 and the horizontal members of theframe 9' to interrupt, the vane 8 when driven by the wind and force thearms 4 and the shaft 1 to rotate. It will be appreciated that as thearms rotate and the vanes successively pass into neutral or adverserelation to the wind, the vanes swing out of resisting position, and aresuccessively returned to resisting position and contacting relation withthe sto s 11. Itwill be further appreciated thatt e stops 11 may beswung out of the path of the vanes 8 and the rotation of the arms andshaft thus stopped.

Adjacent to the lower end of the shaft 1, 9

a gear wheel 12 is secured which meshes with the gear wheel 13 fordriving the pump mechanism 3 by which Water from any suitable supply maybe forced through the shaft 1 and the arms 4 and sprinkled through theports 7 therein.

My invention further contemplates the employment of auxiliary windoperated,

sprinklers supplied by the pump mechanism thus described, and rotated bya plurality of vanes similar to those just de scribed. For the purposeof directing the water to such sprinklers, the shaft 1 is provided witha cook by which the water may be cut oil", and forced from-the pump- 3to flow into the auxiliary pipe 16 to the sprinklers 17, located at adesired distance from the pump. The sprinklers 17, comprise the hollowshaft 18 rotatably mounted in a base 19 a-nd'communicating with thesnpply'pipe 1'6. Adjacent to the top of the shaft 18 hollow radial arms20 are secured communicating with the bore of the shaft, said arms beingprovided with a plurality of ports for sprinkling the water forcedthereintoa Upon the outer ends of said arms, are carried Wind vanes 21similar to those-carried on the arms 4 of the motor shaft 1 by which thesprinkler is rotated to distribute the water therefrom.

The cock 22 in the pipe 16 will, of course, be closed when the auxiliarysprinklers are not in use.

The construction and operation of my irrigating sprinkler will bereadily under- Uopiea of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing stood from the foregoing description and byreference to the accompanying drawings,

with a plurality of sprinkling ports,wind' vanes carried on said arms torotate the shaft and arms, a pump for forcing water through said shaftand arms, and connecting means between said rotatable shaft and pump foroperatil'igthe pump.

2. An irrigator and sprinkler, comprisinga rotatable upright hollowshaft, a water supply pipe coupled therewith, radial hollow arms coupledat one end to said shaft and provided with a plurality of sprinklingports, rectangular frames carried on the outer ends of said arms, windvanes eccentrically pivoted on the outer members of said frames,shiftable stops pivotally can ried on the innermembers thereof adaptedvanes. w

AUSTIN E. RICHARDSON. Witnesses:

Geo. G. CURRIE,

ETTA L. KEEN.

the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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